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in florida, it's the same deal. if the margin on election night is one half of less percent we'll get a recount in florida, overseen by ken detzner. the other swing state, where there's an automatic recount where the real clear politics shows the difference between the candidates is 0.6%, that state is colorado. the secretary of state is this guy, republican scott gessler. scott gessler made himself famous this year when he tried to stop mailing bat lots to those who normally got them. he tried to kick 4,000 colorado voters off the state voter rolls a few months before election day. he's working on another voter roll purge since then. if there is a recount in colorado, that's the guy in charge. in a way, it is heart warming to see people willing to spend hours upon hours in line in order to vote that. is truly a heartwarming sight and it's heartbreaking because not all people can do that. there are also people who made it through hour one, nad through hour two, maybe made it through hour three but by the time hour f
in florida, it's the same deal. if the margin on election night is one half of less percent we'll get a recount in florida, overseen by ken detzner. the other swing state, where there's an automatic recount where the real clear politics shows the difference between the candidates is 0.6%, that state is colorado. the secretary of state is this guy, republican scott gessler. scott gessler made himself famous this year when he tried to stop mailing bat lots to those who normally got them. he tried...
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did you want to go to florida? >> i wanted to go to florida. i wanted to go wherever they sent me, but florida is without question a battleground state. it is going to be very, very close. about 150,000 more democrats have early voted than republicans. but this is going to go all the way to the wire, i've been saying that for a year. the nation is evenly divided. i do expect that the president will win here, but especially will hold the line in ohio and iowa and wisconsin, we'll win in nevada and i look for victories in other states as well. >> thank you, we appreciate it. we'll be watching here all day tomorrow. and from -- >> i know you will. >> we will. from provisional ballots to one of the most famous swing counties in the u.s., we're talking battleground ohio. don lemon is there. he'll join me live from cincinnati with a sign that the political landscape there is changing yet again. but first, on the eve of election day, take a look at this, seems investors claimed the waiting game. the dow pretty flat at this hour. hour and a half away f
did you want to go to florida? >> i wanted to go to florida. i wanted to go wherever they sent me, but florida is without question a battleground state. it is going to be very, very close. about 150,000 more democrats have early voted than republicans. but this is going to go all the way to the wire, i've been saying that for a year. the nation is evenly divided. i do expect that the president will win here, but especially will hold the line in ohio and iowa and wisconsin, we'll win in...
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but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los angeles. what californians do not do, not generally, is stand in line and wait eight hours to vote. after the cake splat of an election in florida and several other states this year, we are watching for ideas about how to fix our broken election system. election law expert rick hassan says we should declare a state like florida an election disaster area and bring in the feds. he says congress should nationalize the elections for every state with voter registration that follows you for life and the option of using your thumbprint as i.d. at the polls. the center for justice is reco
but seriously, florida officials, have you guys ever been to l.a.? los angeles? really big city, really diverse. we have been getting letters from people who vote in california where they opened tons and tons of polling places that serve much smaller groups of voters than the way you deal with it in florida. in california, for example, they vote at the up in tune society columbarium, they vote in their neighbor's garage. they vote at the headquarters of the venus beach lifeguards in los...
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there's a reason orlando, florida has a hundred -- the university of central florida changes the curriculum every semester to put people into jobs that are opening. there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right all the time. they've beat the distinguished republican senator from indiana, richard luger, their most important foreign policy spokesperson because he was attacked by his opponent for cooperating with president obama on national security. they're nominee actually said, i couldn't make this up, that his happiest day was when he was imposing his opinion on someone else and he wanted the people to send him to washington, so that he could have more partisanship in washington, d.c. now if you want it, you can have it. the people of indiana don't want it, congressman joe donnelly his opponent was ahead by 11 points
there's a reason orlando, florida has a hundred -- the university of central florida changes the curriculum every semester to put people into jobs that are opening. there's a reason san diego, california is the human genome capital of the world. same deal, public, private, foundations, people working together. ever since the tea party took over the republican party -- >> boo! >> ever since the tea party took over the republican party, they say it's my way or the highway, we're right...
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florida senator marco rubio said, quote, well, senator marco rubio according to journalists, quote, distanced himself. kelly ayotte weighed in on "andrea mitchell reports" today. >> i listened to the comments. i don't know what the context fully was. i don't agree with the comments. we have big challenges that need to be resolved as you know. >> so you're not comfortable with what you heard him say. >> no, i don't know the full context of them, but i don't agree with the comments. >> you know, nobody sounded quite as annoyed with mitt romney in these comments as louisiana governor bobby jindal asked about the romney comments yesterday at the republican governors association conference. >> no, look, i think that's absolutely wrong. two points on that. one, we have got to stop dividing the american voters. we need to go after 100% of the votes, not 53%. i absolutely reject that notion, that description. i think that's absolutely wrong. that is not -- i don't think that represents where we are as a party and where we're going as a party. and i think that -- that has not got to be the most fundam
florida senator marco rubio said, quote, well, senator marco rubio according to journalists, quote, distanced himself. kelly ayotte weighed in on "andrea mitchell reports" today. >> i listened to the comments. i don't know what the context fully was. i don't agree with the comments. we have big challenges that need to be resolved as you know. >> so you're not comfortable with what you heard him say. >> no, i don't know the full context of them, but i don't agree with...
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john zarrella in florida. poppy harlow is in iowa, ted rowlands is in wisconsin and kyung lah is in nevada. the highest unemployment rate of all of the toss-up rates at 11%. colorado, close to the national average. iowa, my home state, 5.2%. there they havy problem finding workers. ali, where you are in ohio, it's 7%. finally in florida, 8.7%. john zarrella, 8.7% unemployment, is that the co-issue voters will take to the ballot box in florida on tuesday? >> reporter: there's no question about it, chrischristine. they're already taking it to the ballot box. this is the early voting line. tomorrow is the last day for early voting and the line is probably two hours long already here now. the key issue here with unemployment, construction industry very hard hit, particularly new housing starts. the reason for that? there's such a glut of foreclosed existing homes that that supply is still out there to be absorbed. just up the coast, couple hundred miles, kennedy space center, coincidentallily, retiring the last of
john zarrella in florida. poppy harlow is in iowa, ted rowlands is in wisconsin and kyung lah is in nevada. the highest unemployment rate of all of the toss-up rates at 11%. colorado, close to the national average. iowa, my home state, 5.2%. there they havy problem finding workers. ali, where you are in ohio, it's 7%. finally in florida, 8.7%. john zarrella, 8.7% unemployment, is that the co-issue voters will take to the ballot box in florida on tuesday? >> reporter: there's no question...
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we'll see about florida. nate was, of course, pilloried, pilloried on the right and by right-leaning beltway media types, including politico.com, for having the audacity to print what his poll averages told him was about to happen. but nate was right, the polls were right, even without florida being decided, we now know that president obama won in pretty much exactly the way the state-by-state polls said he was going to win. he won with more than 300 electoral votes. it was not magic, it was just math. math that was completely invisible to the political right. >> i believe the minimum result will be 53-47 romney, over 300 electoral votes, and the republicans will pick up the senate. i base that on just years and years of experience. >> the wild card and what i've projected, i'm projecting minnesota to go for romney. >> karl, i'm with you. i think you're more optimistic. i've got this romney three poisons. >> i think ohio is going to be a squeaker, maybe an 80, 100, 110,000 vote margin, but i think the republi
we'll see about florida. nate was, of course, pilloried, pilloried on the right and by right-leaning beltway media types, including politico.com, for having the audacity to print what his poll averages told him was about to happen. but nate was right, the polls were right, even without florida being decided, we now know that president obama won in pretty much exactly the way the state-by-state polls said he was going to win. he won with more than 300 electoral votes. it was not magic, it was...
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coming up, early voting under way in florida. find out what that means for the candidates. >>> encouraging economic news. 158,000 jobs added in october. according to adp. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us what it means. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is the kind of report the market doesn't necessarily swear by. it's more of an appetizer to the big jobs coming out friday. but what adp did say, private employers added 158,000 jobs in october. that came in better than expected. it wound up being a good indication of what could happen friday. which will actually be coming out before the opening bell. they had gotten word the government jobs report will, in fact, come out, because there was some speculation that the labor department -- was thinking about delay it, because of hurricane sandy. clearly wasn't the most ideal thing, considering the election is a few days away, probably would have brought out some conspiracy they'rists. but the expectation for the government jobs rate something
coming up, early voting under way in florida. find out what that means for the candidates. >>> encouraging economic news. 158,000 jobs added in october. according to adp. alison kosik is at the new york stock exchange to tell us what it means. good morning. >> reporter: good morning, carol. this is the kind of report the market doesn't necessarily swear by. it's more of an appetizer to the big jobs coming out friday. but what adp did say, private employers added 158,000 jobs in...
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he said just over 500 votes decide an election in florida in the year 2000. going to be even closer this year. and so that is a theme we've heard from the campaign repeatedly, invoking the memories of the year 2000. that's just how energized or how much emphasis they're putting on each person to make sure they are obliged to not only vote but make their friends vote, too, don. >> oh, yes, indeed. and, jess, you can feel it building, that it is close. the feeling is out there. and you can hear it in voters' voices when they talk to you. let's just get this election over. of course, they want their candidate to win, but they want it to be over. it looks like where you are, the people are enthusiastic about the president and the message. >> reporter: oh, yes. this is a very pro-obama crowd. i spoke to a number of people here who say that they are not only -- they are volunteers who go around two or three days a week, knocking on doors. some of them have flown in from other states, a very few. those who live here say they are inundated day and night with phone ca
he said just over 500 votes decide an election in florida in the year 2000. going to be even closer this year. and so that is a theme we've heard from the campaign repeatedly, invoking the memories of the year 2000. that's just how energized or how much emphasis they're putting on each person to make sure they are obliged to not only vote but make their friends vote, too, don. >> oh, yes, indeed. and, jess, you can feel it building, that it is close. the feeling is out there. and you can...
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on florida. the election is over but now the focus is on governing. >> president obama will certainly have some major issues to tackle. working with congress to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, possibly appointing another supreme court justice or maybe two. and choosing new people to fill key cabinet positions. >> joining us to talk about all of this, democratic strategist maria cardona, republican strategist alex castellanos and david gergen all with wolf in washington. good to see all of you. i want to start off reading two statements. this is from the republican leadership this morning. house speaker john boehner saying if there's a mandate, it is a mandate for both parties to find common ground and take steps together to help our economy grow and create jobs. then you have senate minority leader mitch mcconnell much less conciliatory here saying, the voters have not endorsed the failures or excesses of the president's first term. so alex, i'm going to start off with you. i'm going to put you
on florida. the election is over but now the focus is on governing. >> president obama will certainly have some major issues to tackle. working with congress to avoid the so-called fiscal cliff, possibly appointing another supreme court justice or maybe two. and choosing new people to fill key cabinet positions. >> joining us to talk about all of this, democratic strategist maria cardona, republican strategist alex castellanos and david gergen all with wolf in washington. good to...
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and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long the wheels of progress haven't been very active lately. but because of business people like you, things are beginning to get rolling. and regions is here to help. making it easier with the expertise and service to keep those wheels turning. from business loans to cash management, we want to be your partner moving forward. so switch to regions. and let's get going. together. >>> here we go. five days left until the election and the president is back today on the campaign trail. he took off monday, tuesday and wednesday to tend to hurricane sandy, and of course, i
and why he won't be returning to florida. morning starts in high spirits, but there's a growing pain in his lower back. as lines grow longer, his pain continues to linger. but after a long day of helping others, he gets some helpful advice. just two aleve have the strength to keep back pain away all day. today, jason chose aleve. just two pills for all day pain relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long sinus and headache relief. try aleve d for strong, all day long the wheels of progress...
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florida, pennsylvania, and new hampshire. the "real clear politics" polling average right now in florida has romney ahead. in pennsylvania the polling average says it is president obama who's ahead by 4.6 points. in new hampshire, again, president obama ahead with a 1.3 lead. that's the 8:00 hour. at 9:00, we'll have polls closed in all those places, and the blinking states here will be the ones that are closing. 14 states mostly in the midwest and the south. of the -- southwest, excuse me. of these 14 states, the states everybody's going to be watching are three. colorado, michigan, and wisconsin. here's what it looks like right now in those states. polling average in the state of colorado, it's very close. president obama ahead by less than a point. in michigan, it's president obama ahead by three points. and in wisconsin, the polling average has mr. obama ahead by more, by five points. then at 10:00 eastern time, polls will be closed in all of those states and we'll be closing polls in the 10:00 eastern time in that hour i
florida, pennsylvania, and new hampshire. the "real clear politics" polling average right now in florida has romney ahead. in pennsylvania the polling average says it is president obama who's ahead by 4.6 points. in new hampshire, again, president obama ahead with a 1.3 lead. that's the 8:00 hour. at 9:00, we'll have polls closed in all those places, and the blinking states here will be the ones that are closing. 14 states mostly in the midwest and the south. of the -- southwest,...
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>> i will only dare predict florida. romney wins florida. >> we'll give you florida. we'll take the other 49. >> democracy wins. >> all right. we told you about long lines for early voting, everyone. even showed you some of those lines. but wait until you see what i found at one polling station here in ohio. you are not going to believe it. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. i'm going b-i-g. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. go national. go like a pro. [ male announcer ] good choice business pro. good choice. ffor help finding a plan that's right for you, give unitedhealthcare a call today. >>> you're not going to believe this. you're not going to believe this. just two days to go until the presidential election. a poll out just this morning from nbc and the wall street journal shows president obama and mitt romney in a de
>> i will only dare predict florida. romney wins florida. >> we'll give you florida. we'll take the other 49. >> democracy wins. >> all right. we told you about long lines for early voting, everyone. even showed you some of those lines. but wait until you see what i found at one polling station here in ohio. you are not going to believe it. monarch of marketing analysis. with the ability to improve roi through seo all by cob. and you...rent from national. because only...
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but the largest county in the state of florida. there is still absentee ballots, may have all of those done by this afternoon, and there are still provisional ballots that will be thursday or friday before they're completed. but in the 829 precincts, all in now, interesting numbers, the president, 521,329 votes. mitt romney, 317,382 votes. president with big numbers there, and compared to four years ago, he did better this time than four years ago, when he got 499,000. mitt romney did not do as well as john mccain did four years ago, when john mccain had 360,000 votes as opposed to mitt romney's 317,000. so those numbers will help the president to pad his lead in florida in a state that remained too close to call. brooke? >> still counting. john zarrella, thank you. john king, back to you in washington. >> still counting. shocking. one of the nice major revelations, though, republican campaign strategies, look, they have to change in the future as the demographics of the country change and change dramatically. so how does the gop a
but the largest county in the state of florida. there is still absentee ballots, may have all of those done by this afternoon, and there are still provisional ballots that will be thursday or friday before they're completed. but in the 829 precincts, all in now, interesting numbers, the president, 521,329 votes. mitt romney, 317,382 votes. president with big numbers there, and compared to four years ago, he did better this time than four years ago, when he got 499,000. mitt romney did not do as...
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florida's number one on the list. government sending observers to a total of seven different counties in the sunshine state. state of pennsylvania is the runner-up with five different counties followed by ohio and texas each with four locations. and maricopa county, arizona, home of sheriff joe arpaio, also is going to have federal observers. >> yeah. and we should point out the states in yellow, those are the ones the justice department's sending monitors to. >> right. >> so what are these people going to do? are they just observing? if they find something, do they say, hey, listen, we need to get to that. what are they going to do? >> they're watching for specific things. possible violations of federal voting rights laws. and they're also supposed to protect the rights of access to the ballot on election day. many of the places these federal observers are actually going to have been previously identified as places to watch by the court or the justice department. and, don, we also got word today that the justice depa
florida's number one on the list. government sending observers to a total of seven different counties in the sunshine state. state of pennsylvania is the runner-up with five different counties followed by ohio and texas each with four locations. and maricopa county, arizona, home of sheriff joe arpaio, also is going to have federal observers. >> yeah. and we should point out the states in yellow, those are the ones the justice department's sending monitors to. >> right. >> so...
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no shade in those long lines in the florida sun. some still waiting to vote even after the election for mr. obama had been called. we had our winner and they were still trying to vote. outrageous. and remember, it didn't have to be this way again. the legislature led by republicans reduced early voting days. they took them down for 14 to 8 days. critics say it was done because democrats are the ones who tend to vote early. then there were those extraordinarily long ballots. here's just a sample. look out all of these issues. this is just an example of what was inside a ballot once you t got in there. not the actual ballot. in three language, sometimes it was 12 pages. it took a long time to get through that stuff standing there in your privacy booth. some people spent 30 minutes to vote to go through it all. the big question is now, not so much who will win florida, of course, but who is going to step up and fix this mess? it's ridiculous. who is responsible for it? who is going to be held accountable for it? you heard president oba
no shade in those long lines in the florida sun. some still waiting to vote even after the election for mr. obama had been called. we had our winner and they were still trying to vote. outrageous. and remember, it didn't have to be this way again. the legislature led by republicans reduced early voting days. they took them down for 14 to 8 days. critics say it was done because democrats are the ones who tend to vote early. then there were those extraordinarily long ballots. here's just a...
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from the election, and we have a new report that finds that dozens of people in palm beach county, florida, that requested absentee ballots, they're still waiting for them. joe johns, who is in washington, is he keeping an eye on voter irregularities. you're looking at voter irregularities. sandy brought up a good point, too, which is whether or not people are actually going to be able to get to the polls in time to vote because of all the mess from this storm. what are you seeing big picture how this is shaking out some. >> well, you know, let's start with palm beach county, florida. some people will remember, suzanne, it was one of the flash points in the 2000 election leading up to the supreme court decision that essentially was deciding the election in bush versus gore. as you know, we're rolling out the cnn vote watch for 2012 right now putting a spotlight on the voting controversies and election issues, and we wanted to get on the record with our very latest reporting about palm beach. they're ordering the re -- this has been going on. it's almost resolved, but now, as you mentioned,
from the election, and we have a new report that finds that dozens of people in palm beach county, florida, that requested absentee ballots, they're still waiting for them. joe johns, who is in washington, is he keeping an eye on voter irregularities. you're looking at voter irregularities. sandy brought up a good point, too, which is whether or not people are actually going to be able to get to the polls in time to vote because of all the mess from this storm. what are you seeing big picture...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender ats
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because we know what needs to be done to fix the problems and it's not being done on purpose. but arizona, right now, is a hot and heavy contender ats
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you listed all the important states, florida, colorado, nevada. but here in ohio, this is the biggest, the most important of the battleground states. the president was here yesterday, made three stops making two stops here. we'll return here again. and the message that the president keeps hammering away on here is how he pushed for the auto bailout. why is that so important? because so many jobs in ohio are tied to the auto industry. they believe this is a message that resonates with voters here. so we expect for the president to continue pushing that theme as he makes his remarks here in ohio again this morning. we're told there is an overthrow crowd and the president is making some remarks to them. they will be coming out here to speak later on. >> all right. dan, thanks so much. of course, we'll take that event as soon as the president does finish up with the overflow crowd and then making his way into that arena in mentor, ohio. >>> the president's opponent mitt romney is having a very busy final weekend of his own campaigning before the elect
you listed all the important states, florida, colorado, nevada. but here in ohio, this is the biggest, the most important of the battleground states. the president was here yesterday, made three stops making two stops here. we'll return here again. and the message that the president keeps hammering away on here is how he pushed for the auto bailout. why is that so important? because so many jobs in ohio are tied to the auto industry. they believe this is a message that resonates with voters...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will prob b
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will prob b
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ultimately the decisive thing ant florida was not who florida voted for. it was the state becoming a showcase for the unreasonable lengths of time people had to go to to exercise their right to vote. florida's republican-controlled legislature cut down early voting days by almost half. rick scott broke with even republican tradition and refused to extend early voting hours even in the face of six to seven-hour lines in the state. now that florida's electoral college votes have been allocate ed, he's ready to address the state's problem saying "i have asked the secretary of state to review this and report on ways to improve the process after all the races are certified. as part of this, he will meet with county election supervisors, especially those who ran elections where voters experienced long lines of four hours or more." so waiting in line for four hours did you want trigger any special attention. you have to be more than four hours for that. when's the last time you waited in line outdoors for four hours for something? when's the last time you thought
ultimately the decisive thing ant florida was not who florida voted for. it was the state becoming a showcase for the unreasonable lengths of time people had to go to to exercise their right to vote. florida's republican-controlled legislature cut down early voting days by almost half. rick scott broke with even republican tradition and refused to extend early voting hours even in the face of six to seven-hour lines in the state. now that florida's electoral college votes have been allocate ed,...
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it's a tight race in florida as well. a poll shows obama leading by just two points, but a mason dixon poll gives romney the edge. 51% of likely voters say they'll vote for the republican candidate, while 45% say they'll vote for obama. so another state that could be a make or break state for both campaigns, we're talking about colorado now, which is home to nine electoral votes. in 2008, obama won that state. but in the past, it has favored republicans. kyung lah joins us from englewood, colorado, where mitt romney will be holding a rally later on today. nearly 1.5 million people have already voted in colorado there by mail-in, early voting, et cetera. what is the impact that is expected? >> well, what we're expecting is that we're going to know colorado very quickly, if it is overwhelmingly one way or the other. that's according to the secretary of state. this complicates things for those trying to get registered independents on their side, specifically mitt romney. if you look at the numbers, 85% of all registered vote
it's a tight race in florida as well. a poll shows obama leading by just two points, but a mason dixon poll gives romney the edge. 51% of likely voters say they'll vote for the republican candidate, while 45% say they'll vote for obama. so another state that could be a make or break state for both campaigns, we're talking about colorado now, which is home to nine electoral votes. in 2008, obama won that state. but in the past, it has favored republicans. kyung lah joins us from englewood,...
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because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because
because florida is florida, and what it means in american national politics, florida will probably be exhibit "a" for what is wrong with the election system on purpose. it's wrong on purpose, because
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look at the swing states, florida, ohio and virginia and florida's unemployment rate is high er th higher that on the national average but virginia and ohio are lower. around here people are feeling good and like it is in an upswing. i'm in toledo and they have a good deal of vacancy in the downtown buildings, but they are coming back. the question is who do you credit? this state has a republican governor like florida and virginia and wisconsin and who to you credit for this? most people talking about here are showing what the polls are showing a slight edge for obama. and the question is who goes otut vote and whout to vote, and what happen s s toe undecideds, because there are still some. >> and we will let the viewers know how it stands in ohio. i though you have to get back on the tour bus. appreciate your doing that for us. >>> and the key battleground state ohio, and no offense, florida, because we love you, too. but i want to let you know about a buckeye presidential poll that will kick off at 4:00 p.m. on cn. meanwhile on the october jobs report, we have a plethora of information
look at the swing states, florida, ohio and virginia and florida's unemployment rate is high er th higher that on the national average but virginia and ohio are lower. around here people are feeling good and like it is in an upswing. i'm in toledo and they have a good deal of vacancy in the downtown buildings, but they are coming back. the question is who do you credit? this state has a republican governor like florida and virginia and wisconsin and who to you credit for this? most people...
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votes, but we need to pursue them, and frankly, i have been there and been the chairman of the party in florida to get 60% of the vote from hispanics and a larger percentage from african-americans, but you have to have a game plan and dedication and the resources and the commitment to show up, show respect and be there at all times, and i think that it can be done, but frankly, we need to change the scope of our energies and the scope of our commitments. >> you see, this is not an attempt by the republicans to do something and fail. it is the lack of the attempt of the republicans to do anything at all. the first state race, state race i ever worked on was the united states senate in seat in 1996. and i asked, you know, very naively, why don't we go to black churches? well, they will never vote for us. why don't we retreat to students and young people. they don't vote. well, here we are in 2012 and that is a completely different story and we have to make the attempt. >> but what i heard al say, and what president obama won because he promised free things and i don't want to misquote you there,
votes, but we need to pursue them, and frankly, i have been there and been the chairman of the party in florida to get 60% of the vote from hispanics and a larger percentage from african-americans, but you have to have a game plan and dedication and the resources and the commitment to show up, show respect and be there at all times, and i think that it can be done, but frankly, we need to change the scope of our energies and the scope of our commitments. >> you see, this is not an attempt...
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and what is going on in one of the most crucial battleground states, i'm talking about florida coming up. imimagaginine e ifif y yod alalwawaysys s seeee l e [m[mususicic]] inin t thehe b besest t lil. eveverery y titimeme o of f. ououtdtdoooorsrs, , oro. trtranansisititiononss® ls auautotomamatiticacalllly y fift ththe e ririghght t amamouountn. soso y youou s seeee e eveg ththe e waway y itit is memeanant t toto b be e ses. mamaybybe e evevenen a lilittttlele b betette. exexpeperirienencece l lifife e, asask k fofor r trtrananss adadapaptitiveve l lene. ♪ (train horn) vo: wherever our trains go, the economy comes to life. norfolk southern. one line, infinite possibilities. >>> it is the biggest prize of the battleground states, florida, 29 electoral votes. and the campaigns know it. combined they spent loclose to 7 million in ads there, the pay off, days ago it showed each candidate with the lead. wall street journal marist poll has obama ahead, others say mitt romney is ahead. live from plantation, john? my goodness, a lot of money to spend at being a tie. >> yeah, it sure is, y
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>> you need to worry about that, and i wanted to say that if it's not just florida, florida certainly was the worst example of these problems, but we see these problems across the country. we actually need minimum standards across the country for voter access. we need to upgrade our voting system and especially our voter registration system to solve these problems. we can't just rely on the secretary of state to say we'll take care of it. this is, you know, how many -- this is the third now presidential election where we have seen this level of problems in florida. ? i'm up to my eyeballs in platitudes. >> thank you for looking into this and joining us again today for a longer segment. nice to have you. >> this is day two of my invitation to florida governor rick scott. sir, we would really like you to join us on the program and answer for your state and answer as to why we saw what we saw and why at 11:57 eastern time on friday three days after the election we don't have results, and a whole bunch of people didn't get to vote. the ones who did, got sunburned and passed out and weren'
>> you need to worry about that, and i wanted to say that if it's not just florida, florida certainly was the worst example of these problems, but we see these problems across the country. we actually need minimum standards across the country for voter access. we need to upgrade our voting system and especially our voter registration system to solve these problems. we can't just rely on the secretary of state to say we'll take care of it. this is, you know, how many -- this is the third...
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i am still roasting from the florida sun. sun burned too. thank you for coming coming in. >> i'm flat out of time, otherwise i would go on and on. you know i would. newsroom international starts next with saws ann malveaux. >>> welcome to newsroom international. i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get right to it. a major story we are watching this hour in arizona. former congresswoman gabby giffords face-to-face with the man who shot her. giffords and her husband mark kelli are in a tucson courtroom right now for the sentencing of jerry lee loughner. he is expected to get life in prison after he struck a plea deal to avoid the death penalty. loughner pleaded guilty to a shooting rampage that left six people dead and 13 wounded, including giffords, who was shot in the head at point-blank range. it happened at an event she was holding in 2011. giffords will not speak in court today, but her husband will. nor on the sentencing later in the hour. >>> folks in the northeast hit super hard by sandy are dealing with even more misery today. a nor'easter
i am still roasting from the florida sun. sun burned too. thank you for coming coming in. >> i'm flat out of time, otherwise i would go on and on. you know i would. newsroom international starts next with saws ann malveaux. >>> welcome to newsroom international. i'm suzanne malveaux. want to get right to it. a major story we are watching this hour in arizona. former congresswoman gabby giffords face-to-face with the man who shot her. giffords and her husband mark kelli are in a...
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>> susan, the election results are in in the state of florida. cnn can now confirm that president obama has won the state of florida. he edges out governor mitt romney 50.1% of the vote going to president obama. he edges out the governor who won 49.13% of the vote, just over eight million votes cast. with the win, president obama absorbs the 29 electoral votes and tops mitt romney in the final electoral vote count. 332 to 206. again, just in to cnn. we're breaking in now. we are calling the election state of florida goes to president obama. susan? >> all right. nick, thank you. finally, it came in after all those folks in florida waited in line tirelessly to vote. >>> checking today's other top stories, new details about the surprising resignation of cia director david petraeus. the retired four star general announcing he was stepping down. he made that announcement yesterday citing an extramarital affair. a u.s. official tells cnn the fbi was investigating allegations petraeus was having an affair with his biographer paula broadwell. the officia
>> susan, the election results are in in the state of florida. cnn can now confirm that president obama has won the state of florida. he edges out governor mitt romney 50.1% of the vote going to president obama. he edges out the governor who won 49.13% of the vote, just over eight million votes cast. with the win, president obama absorbs the 29 electoral votes and tops mitt romney in the final electoral vote count. 332 to 206. again, just in to cnn. we're breaking in now. we are calling...
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of course florida is also very important. when you look at the polls righ right now -- we're getting ready for the introduction of barack obama. this is a college graduate, she was someone who suffer eed kidn failure and was able to stay on her parents policy after college. it's very popular for a plan that's not overall popular. you look at the polls here in florida, and they're very close, neck and neck. some polls actually have mitt romney ahead, but overall, it looks like a very tight race. so president obama concentrating some of his effort there, but a lot of it there in the midwestern states, particularly in ohio. >> so the president is not taking florida for granted, even though he won florida four years ago, depending on which poll you're looking at, there's a 3%, 4% margin of error between he and mitt romney. what is the last ditch effort that he can give to floridians now. what is it that he could say to those who they be thinking about going republican or who may be undecided there in florida? >> reporter: and tha
of course florida is also very important. when you look at the polls righ right now -- we're getting ready for the introduction of barack obama. this is a college graduate, she was someone who suffer eed kidn failure and was able to stay on her parents policy after college. it's very popular for a plan that's not overall popular. you look at the polls here in florida, and they're very close, neck and neck. some polls actually have mitt romney ahead, but overall, it looks like a very tight race....
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the president will be visiting florida, another swing state, later on this afternoon, but it's ohio, ohio, ohio that both candidates seem to be spending an awful lot of time in today. we'll be right back. orking peop. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes, cement, steel, jobs, energy. we need to get the wheels turning. i'm p. making real things... for real. ...that make a real difference. ♪ for real. ...that make a real difference. trying to find a better job can be frustrating. so at university of phoenix we're working with a growing list of almost two thousand corporate partners - companies like microsoft, american red cross and adobe - to create options for you. not only that, we're using what we learn from these partners to shape our curriculum. so that when you find the job you want you'll be a perfect fit. let's get to work. can your moist
the president will be visiting florida, another swing state, later on this afternoon, but it's ohio, ohio, ohio that both candidates seem to be spending an awful lot of time in today. we'll be right back. orking peop. the economy needs manufacturing. machines, tools, people making stuff. companies have to invest in making things. infrastructure, construction, production. we need it now more than ever. chevron's putting more than $8 billion dollars back in the u.s. economy this year. in pipes,...